Open AccessAdenovirus infection and subsequent risk of Kawasaki disease: A population-based cohort study
Author(s) -
Shih-Hui Huang,
Chun-Yu Chen,
KenPen Weng,
YuHsiang Kuan,
Yao-Min Hung,
KaiSheng Hsieh,
ChingWei Lin,
MingFang Cheng,
ChengLi Lin,
James ChengChung Wei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000266
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , hazard ratio , adenovirus infection , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , population , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , immunology , environmental health , virus , physics , optics
The relationship between adenovirus infection and Kawasaki disease (KD) is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between adenovirus infection and KD using a cohort study in Taiwan.